A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Divya
This page describes Divya which is located on page 538 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Divya” according to 79 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: तेषां गृहेषु सञ्जाता यज्ञ-सीताश् च गोपिकाः श्री-रामस्य वरा दिव्या दिव्य-यौवन-भूषिताः tesham griheshu sanjata yajna-sitash ca gopikah shri-ramasya vara divya divya-yauvana-bhushitah tesham—of them; griheshu—in the homes; sa 24jatah—born; yajna-sitah—the yajna-sitas; ca—and; gopikah—gopis; shri-ramasya—of Lord Ramacandra; vara—blessing; divya—splendid; divya-yauvana-bhushitah—decorated with splendid youth....
Read full contents: Verse 4.8.5
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
Each one of those leaders is further subcategorized: (A) He is either anukula (favorable), dakshina (expert), shatha (deceitful), or dhrishta (audacious), (B) He is either divya (divine), adivya (nondivine), or divyadivya (both divine and nondivine), and (C) He is either uttama (best), madhyama (average), or kanishtha (beginner). The fault called prakriti-viparyaya occurs when there is a description of one of them in a way that is not in conformity with the way he is....
Read full contents: Text 7.145
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) [by Nurima Yeasmin]
According to Vishvanatha Kaviraja, the hero of a Nataka should come from a royal and famous family, he should be of either divine (divya) or mortal (adivya) origin. In a Nataka, the hero should be of the Dhirodatta type. Dhananjaya also says that one who never boasts, who is forgiving, full of selfcommand, resolute, whose self-esteem is concealed, who is faithful to his engagements, is called a high spirited but temperate and firm hero....
Read full contents: 9.1. The character of Rama
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